Happy 75th Birthday to a woman I truly love and admire!
I am blessed to call you my mother in law!
Pink ribbons and pink balloons heralded the arrival of the guests to this party for MaryAnne!
In fact, pink and Princess were the themes of the night!
Isn't Mary Glynn the cutest?
What else would you have expected? Only the very best….especially when it was a party given in love by such a dear, dear friend!
What else would you have expected? Only the very best….especially when it was a party given in love by such a dear, dear friend!
I sure do love this picture of Jim with his precious mother!
It was wonderful to see so many wonderful friends and family to help celebrate!
I mean, all of MaryAnne's friends are so cute and so sweet and they wanted to make her night extra special! And they certainly did! She was the Princess for sure!
When a mother has her children with her to celebrate there is simply nothing sweeter than that! I know how important it is to MaryAnne!
I sure did enjoy the fact that my parents were there as well and my sweet mother made Mary Anne a precious photo book for her birthday gift!
“Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments" Deut. 7:9
We are so blessed to be surrounded by such a great, godly generation of friends and family!
This picture of these special women just makes my heart glad!
Love this pic of Mary Anne and Uncle Fred!
And I certainly don't get to see enough of Jim's cousin Cathy!
( I feel like she is my cousin, truth be told!)
( I feel like she is my cousin, truth be told!)
The food was definitely spectacular!
And the cake was a wonderful version of oohey-gooey chocolate and covered in REAL whipped cream…just like MaryAnne likes it!
There were so many special touches all throughout the house that added to the festivities!
This is my all time favorite way to see Mary Glynn! All excited about something! Her spirit and her enthusiasm are definitely contagious…I love being around her for that reason!
You never know with these two….they might just be up to something!
Trust me, the cake was divine!
Wish I was having a bite right now!
Wish I was having a bite right now!
Thank you, Sam for being such a great server!
Aren't Hugh and Jan Jacks just the cutest couple?! I love them!
And Meredith and Nancy couldn't be better daughter in laws to Mary Glynn if they tried! And they were all such wonderful host's and hostesses!
Just look at sweet Mark slaving away in the kitchen! He was working every time I saw him! Thank you, Mark!
The night was a wonderful gift! Dawn, you are a true joy and a special friend! Thank you for all that you did last night to make it extra special for MaryAnne!
There is truly nothing sweeter than sweet, sweet friends! Thank You, Lord for the ones that You have blessed us with! Thank you for the entire Peeple's family and all that they have meant to us over the years! Sam and Mary Glynn did a great job raising their family to serve the Lord and to serve others. I sure wish he could've been with us but I'm sure he was celebrating much more than we were! I hope you will enjoy this Sunday and have a wonderful week ahead! For this Sunday's Sweet…I will leave you with my mother in law's famous Coca Cola Cake!
- FOR CAKE:
- 2 cups Sugar
- 2 cups Plain White Flour
- ½ teaspoons Salt
- 1 cup Coca Cola
- 1 stick Butter - No Substitutions
- ½ cups Vegetable Oil
- ½ cups Cocoa
- 2 whole Eggs Beaten
- ½ cups Buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- _____
- FOR FROSTING:
- 1 stick Butter
- ½ cups Cocoa
- 6 Tablespoons Whole Milk Or Cream
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 pound Powdered Sugar
- 1 cup Pecans Or Walnuts (optional)
In large bowl mix sugar, flour, and salt. Set aside.
In medium sauce pan add the cup of Cola, stick of butter, vegetable oil, and 1/2 cup cocoa. Bring liquid mixture to a rolling boil and mix well. Turn off heat then add the flour mixture. Mix well, then add the beaten eggs, buttermilk, baking soda, and vanilla. Pour batter into a greased and floured sheet cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.
Frosting:
In a saucepan add the other stick of butter, 1/2 cup cocoa, and milk or cream. Heat mixture until butter melts. Mix well and add the vanilla, powdered sugar, and the nuts. Pour frosting over cake while cake is still warm.
In a saucepan add the other stick of butter, 1/2 cup cocoa, and milk or cream. Heat mixture until butter melts. Mix well and add the vanilla, powdered sugar, and the nuts. Pour frosting over cake while cake is still warm.
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